Persecution Definition

pûrsĭ-kyo͝oshən
persecutions
noun
The act or practice of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor.
American Heritage
A persecuting or being persecuted.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Persecution

Noun

Singular:
persecution
Plural:
persecutions

Origin of Persecution

  • From Late Latin persecÅ«tio (“chase, pursuit"), from Latin persequor (“follow up, pursue"), from per- (“through") +"Ž sequor (“follow").

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Persecution Sentence Examples

  • Under the persecution, a large number were killed, and between four and five millions of Protestants left the country.

  • Bishop Jeremy Taylor was forward in this work of persecution.

  • Indeed it would seem that Domitian instituted a persecution of the Jews, to which Nerva his successor put an end.

  • But now a storm of persecution was about to break upon the universal church, iii.

  • Such an expectation of persecution is inexplicable from Nero's time.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With N